Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Operator's Manual page 163

Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch off the ignition and leave the Smart-
X
Key in the ignition lock.
Engaging drive position D
If the transmission is in position R or N:
X
push the DIRECT SELECT lever down past
the first point of resistance.
If the transmission is in position P: depress
X
the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT lever down past the first point of
resistance.
Transmission position display
All vehicles (except Mercedes-AMG
vehicles)
The current transmission position and drive
program appear in the multifunction display.
Transmission position
:
Gear
;
Drive program
=
The arrows in the transmission position dis-
play show how and into which transmission
positions you can shift using the DIRECT
SELECT lever.
If the transmission position display in the mul-
tifunction display is not working, you should
pull away carefully to check whether the
desired transmission position is engaged.
Ideally, you should select transmission posi-
tion D and drive program E or S.
Automatic transmission
Mercedes-AMG vehicles
The current transmission position and drive
program appear in the multifunction display.
Transmission position
:
Drive program
;
The arrows in the transmission position dis-
play show how and into which transmission
positions you can shift using the DIRECT
SELECT lever.
If the transmission position display in the mul-
tifunction display is not working, you should
pull away carefully to check whether the
desired transmission position is engaged.
Ideally, you should select transmission posi-
tion D and drive program C or S.
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